Combined leash and whip



Sept. 23, 1924. 1,509,781

A. ROTH I COMBINED LEASH AND WHIP Q Filed Aug. 2, 1923 IN VE N TOR [lamp1! 71771 3y I z A A TTOR NE YS WITNESSES Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE ADOLPH ROTH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED LEASE AND WHIP.

Application filed August 2, 1823.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A-noLPH Born, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and improved Combined Leashand Whip, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements inrestraining devices, and it pertains more particularly to a combinedwhip and leash for animals, such as dogs, and the like.

It is one of the primary objects in the invention to provide an articleof the above type which may be used either as a leash or a whip.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the body portion ofthe device in such a manner that it will have sufficient rigidity whenused as a whip and yet such rigidity of the body portion will notinterfere with the successful use of the device as a leash.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the device in sucha manner that a loop is formed at one end to provide a handle which alsomay be reduced in size for the purpose of securing it to a projection,such as a door knob, hook, or the like.

WVith the above and other objects in View, reference is had to theaccompanying draw.- ings, in which Figure 1 is a view in side elevationof an article constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the device comprises astiffened body portion 5. In forming the device a strap of leather orother suitable material is provided on one of its ends with a loop 6.which loop is formed by folding the end backwardly over the bodyportion. This loop is adapted to carry a swivel 7, and connected to theswivel 7. by means of an eye 8, is a catch or clip 9, which latter is ofthe usual construction employed in restraining devices. The strap isthen folded intermediate of its ends, as designated by the referencecharacter 10, and the portion 11 thereof is laid parallel to and incontact with the other member 12 of the strap.

Between the two members 11 and 12 is Serial No. 655,315.

placed a stiffening element 13, preferably formed of metal. such metalpossessing a certain amount of resiliency in order to give body to thetwo members 11 and 12. As indicated by the reference character 13, thesetwo members 11 and 12 are stitched together throughout the length of thestiffening member 13, thus forming a relatively rigid body portionbetween the ends of the device.

By such a construction, a loop is formed on one end of the leash, saidloop being designated by the reference character A, and for the purposeof contracting the loop, a sliding member 15 is employed, which slidingmember is preferably formed from the same material as the leash. p

In stitching the members 11 and 12 to gether, the member 11 is skived,as shown at 16, and the looped end 6 of the member 12 is also skived.The skived portions of these extremities are then overlapped and aresecured together by the stitching 14 heretofore mentioned, thus givingthe leash a finished a pearance.

When t e device is used as a leash, the catch 9 is engaged with a ringor the like in the collar worn by the animal, and the loop A is used asthe hand-grip of the device.

When, however, the device is used as a whip. the end carrying the clipor catch 9 is gripped by the hand and the looped portion A is used asthe whip.

When it is desired to secure an animal in a fixed position, such, forexample, as to a fence, door, or the like, the loop portion A is engagedwith a suitable projection and the sliding element 15 is moved along thedevice until the loop A is contracted about the projection, thusretaining the animal and securing the device against accidentaldisplacement.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention provides arestraining device which may be used either as hand leash or whip, orthe device may further be used as means for leashing an animal in agiven place.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a length of materialhaving a loop formed on one of its ends, the other end of said materialbeing bent backwardly upon itself to form a looped portion, said secondmentioned end being secured to the first-mentioned end by stitching, astifi'en- 3. A leash formed from a le strap, 15

said strap havi a loop f0 on one end a retamin 0' carried by said loothe other end 0 sai strap being bent bac wardly upon itself to provide ahand grip in the form of a loop, stitching for securing 20 said secondend to the first-mentioned end and to the portion which it overlies, anda metal strap interposed between said overlapping members, said metalstrap serving to lend rigidity to the body portion of the 25 leash.

ADOLPH ROTH.

